A comprehensive study in this week’s PLoS Medicine shows levels of the amino acid, homocysteine, have no meaningful effect on the risk…
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General Media Release: High blood homocysteine levels are not linked with coronary heart diseaseRead more
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General Media Release: Transmission of Clostridium difficile in Hospitals May Not Be Through Contact with Infected PatientsRead more
Contrary to current convention by which infection with the organism Clostridium difficile is regarded as an infection that is acquired by contact…
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General Media Release: Tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are biggest killers of Japanese adultsRead more
The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82.9 years) yet tobacco smoking and…
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General Media Release: New model for possible malaria vaccination suggests mass vaccination should be considered for very low transmission areasRead more
In the event that a vaccine for the prevention of malaria is licensed and ready for use (such as the research malaria…
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General Media Release: Estimating Global Malaria IncidenceRead more
Estimates of malaria incidence derived from routine surveillance data suggest that 225 million episodes of malaria occurred worldwide in 2009. This estimate…
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Collections Ask the Expert – VMMC 2011: Twitter session todayRead more
On November 29, 2011, PLoS Medicine announced the publication of a sponsored collection, in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on…
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General Media release: UK burden of injury is 2.6 times higher than previously thoughtRead more
When using data and information derived from patient experiences, combined with additional morbidity data on patients treated in emergency departments and those…
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Collections Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) – a cost-effective HIV prevention measure in eastern and southern Africa: a UNAIDS and PEPFAR collectionRead more
Today PLoS Medicine is delighted to announce the publication of a sponsored Collection, in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on…
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General Supporting the right to constructive debateRead more
Last week the PLoS ONE editorial staff posted a blog in support of a PLoS ONE author who has reportedly received death…
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General Accountable Care Organizations in the U.S.Read more
Original post by Benjamin Geisler, posted on Health Care Value Strategies In the U.S. everybody is talking about Accountable Care Organizations or ACOs…
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General Joint Statement of the malERA Leadership Council on Supplement in PLoS MedicineRead more
We’re delighted to feature on our blog a joint statement from members of the malERA Leadership Council, voicing their support for publication…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: MSMs risk behavior; IT & heart health; Social inequalities in cardiovascular careRead more
Three new articles were published this week in PLoS Medicine covering risk behaviors, assessment and treatment in varying populations. In a randomized…